Tractor crash seriously injures Madison County man

A tractor accident this morning on Chamberlain Road in the town of Lebanon has left a 61-year-old man in serious condition, state police said.

Lee Soule Jr. of River Road was driving a farm tractor west on Chamberlain Road about 11:30 a.m. when he drove off the road and down a steep embankment, police said. He was ejected from the tractor, and was found by a passer-by about five minutes later.

Trooper Karl Greif said Soule inadvertently drove off the road after the muffler fell off of his tractor. Soule was listed in serious condition this afternoon at University Hospital.